The Challenges of Only Seeing Meditation Through a Scientific Lens

The-Challenges-Of-Only-Seeing-Meditation-Through-A-Scientific-Lens

Some years ago, a neuroscientist gently challenged me on the benefits of meditation: “Without further scientific validation,” he began, “how will you know if meditation works?”

I gulped, unsure of how to respond, but confident in my belief that meditation works.

“Well, we kind of think we already know it works.” How?